Cup of V

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. Astrology has a 5,000 year history. It was taught at universities, used by scientists, and shaped decisions at the highest level of power. So how did it end up at the back of a magazine? This episode of Cup of V goes back to where it all began, and asks who decided astrology wasn't serious. And why we believed them.  Pour yourself...

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. V is back with her bonus episode and aesthetic hibernation is officially over. In this episode V looks ahead at what's coming for our homes — and why the magpie years are here. She also takes a deep dive into the pipes; the one thing nobody is talking about in the AI conversation. Plus a personal reflection on what happens when you...

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. Language shapes power. And nowhere is that clearer than in the words used to describe women. Miss. Mrs. Ms. Girl boss. Girl math. In this episode Victoria Katheryn asks, who really controls the language? And what happens when women try to create their own? Use the fancy cups. 

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. The empowerment movement came from somewhere real. But somewhere between the Spice Girls and the slogan T-shirts, something shifted. In this episode of Cup of V, Victoria Katheryn explores the hidden message underneath the girl power movement, and asks whether we're truly empowering our girls, or fast-tracking them into a world tha...

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. The workplace has changed. Or has it? In this episode of Cup of V, Victoria Katheryn looks at the return to office mandate, what's really driving it, who it serves, and what it's ignoring. From the pandemic reset to the portfolio career generation, the invisible labour that never went anywhere, and the irony of the very tools...

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. V is back with her bonus episode talking about her predictions on the horizon for home, tech, fashion and how a futuristic 'Mood Home' will help women's health in the future. She also rounds off this bonus episode focusing with a message from the stars (astrology) about what to expect for the next two weeks using your ris...

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. There's a billion dollar industry telling you that waking up at 4am is the key to wealth, success and productivity. But what if the science says otherwise? In this episode Victoria Katheryn unpacks the morning routine myth, from chronotypes and the invisible infrastructure behind every 4am billionaire, to the single mum at 11pm who...

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. In this episode I'm introducing the Pin Board - my framework for understanding why, despite decades of feminist progress, so many of us feel more exhausted than liberated. Picture a board with pins. For a long time they didn't move. Then feminism happened. And what we got handed was equality. Which was kind of a trick. I explo...

Are you a magpie or still in your grey era? Come and tell me. Have you been waiting for permission that was always yours in the first place? In this first episode of Cup of V, Victoria Katheryn explores why so many of us wait for someone else to say it's okay to begin, to choose ourselves, to take up space. From the science of self-determination to the quiet cost of performing for approval, t...